Afghanistan bus crash kills at least 50 people
A highway collision involving two buses and a fuel tanker in eastern…
Saudi Arabia names new oil minister
Saudi Arabia has announced the ouster of its longtime oil minister as…
Rise in sea level causes five islands in Solomons to disappear: study
A recent study says five islands in the Solomons have vanished and…
UN warns that Iraq’s political crisis helps ‘Islamic State’ extremists
The UN has strongly urged Iraq's political leaders and civil society to…
Aleppo truce extended by another 72 hours
A temporary truce in Syria's second city, Aleppo, has been extended for…
TCI: ‘VW management rewarded for failure’
One of Volkswagen's shareholders, London-based hedge fund TCI, has lashed out against…
Deadly conflicts over green pastures in Nigeria
A continued strife over control of fertile lands in Nigeria has resulted…
Hope for Labour as Sadiq Khan becomes mayor of London
Sadiq Khan, a 45-year-old Labour lawmaker, is London's first Muslim mayor. He…
What does Shiite power broker al-Sadr want from Iraq?
Demonstrators have gathered in Baghdad to protest Iraq's government every Friday for…
Funding a global nature reserve network
Experts say that conserving global biodiversity will require spending tens of billions…